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Sunday, August 2, 2015

INDIA - Keoladeo National Park

"This former duck-hunting reserve of the Maharajas is one of the major
wintering areas for large numbers of aquatic birds from Afghanistan,
Turkmenistan, China and Siberia. Some 364 species of birds, including
the rare Siberian crane, have been recorded in the park." -http://whc.unesco.org

"The Keoladeo National Park is Bharatpur is a major host to migratory birds.

It is a man-made wetland. It was previously a hunting and shooting ground